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U.S.S. WATERMAN
(DE-740)Click to view crew list
DE-740 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 24 FEB 1943 at Western Pipe and Steel Company Los Angeles CA | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 20 JUN 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 30 NOV 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 31 MAY 1946 | ||
DE-740 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Andrew Kenneth Waterman
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Peru 21 February 1952